Can anyone show me how to prove this is a real D-500 (or Super D-500)?

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This is really interesting! It appears to be a 2 Dr sedan, Coronet V-8 with a blue interior? The second digit in the "BDY" code is 7! I have no idea what that signifies. Please email me. The link to my email is at the bottom.

Can anyone show me how to prove this is a real D-500 (or Super D-500)?

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This is really interesting! It appears to be a 2 Dr sedan, Coronet V-8 with a blue interior? The second digit in the "BDY" code is 7! I have no idea what that signifies. Please email me. The link to my email is at the bottom.

Thanks for the info on the Super D500 I posted an ad from Hemmings on a Super D500 Black/Gold and the Body Trim is 25 the same as mine obviously this dispels the info in the ad implying that it is original although it does not out and out say that directly.

Thanks for the info on the Super D500 I posted an ad from Hemmings on a Super D500 Black/Gold and the Body Trim is 25 the same as mine obviously this dispels the info in the ad implying that it is original although it does not out and out say that directly.

May have to settle on a Poly and convert it to a hemi. I dont think I will ever find a real one

They are out there. I would say rare, but definitely not unobtainable. The correct intake and dual quads will be harder to find than the block and heads!

You need to put out wanted ads everywhere. Facebook, the FL site here, the HAMB classifieds, and Hot Heads swap meet for starters. TR Waters and a few other Hemi-related vendors may also be able to steer you to someone that has some Dodge parts.

You might get lucky and someone in this thread sees that you need some KD500 engine parts

Swept57 - 2017-03-09 8:17 PM
That one just needs to go away. It is not a Super D, it isn't even a real D500.

Wow. And people were saying the 300 Letter car people were snooty.

Now I have watch out for the D500 people and try not to offend them.

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I didn't mean it like that, it is just that this car is constantly represented by sellers as a real Super D500, when it is not. It would make a great clone. If it were mine, I would finish it as an accurate Super D500 and enjoy it.

61_Imperial - 2017-03-22 10:06 AM
Any day now.. the build sheet should arrive

I hope you post it,I would love to see it. It will be interesting to see if they address the 12" brakes!!
Greg

I wouldn't hold my breath hoping for brake info. That was the main reason I wanted the decode for my 56 CR D-500. I have the 12" brakes but the FCA Historical info didn't say anything about them.

Hopefully there is more info for a 57 D-500 and they will indeed say something about both the engine (number) and brakes.

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My 57 D501 card didn't say anything about the brakes either.

David,(Swept 57) of course it didn't! The second digit in the "BDY" code for your car already identified its SPECIAL CHASSIS EQUIPMENT!! There is nowhere else on the punch card or the broadcast sheet to code this good stuff! Neil and I worked on this years ago. This is what makes 57 decoding so difficult!

I don't know anything about 56 and don't pretend to do so! It seems each year was a whole new bag of codes. It wasn't until 58 that codes appeared to become somewhat standardized throughout the make and model lineups.

Don't be surprised if they come back with BDY Code 27xx unknown. If they do, respond with a letter asking them to run it by Darrel Davis. That is exactly what happened to me, but Darrel was able to correct it.

Greg, I'm curious, did ALL Super D500 cars get the large brakes for 1957?

If so, wouldn't that mean all cars with 27xx BDY code (Super D500 - as this car is coded) came with big brakes and therefore would not show them explicitly on the build sheet?

Danny, Super Ds did not all come with 12" brakes. A Coronet Super D with standard suspension didn't even get a sway bar (unless it was a convert)! I think BDY code 27xx could also mean a D500, as well as a Super D Coronet with HD suspension and brakes and a sway bar.

We'll see what CHS says. Both D500 and Super Ds were coded on the punch card so that should be obvious.

Awesome, thank you for the info. I hope you have this stuff documented somewhere!

Thanks, Danny. Yes, I have all my work documented in chart form and the only one I shared my charts with was Neil. Needless to say, he and I didn't agree on all items and I know that he carried on his research much later than I did. In my opinion there is still a puzzle to solve!